Month: May 2010

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Jeanette Perez is up in arms about what the city did in front of her house this week. At the corner of Miles Ave. and Sungold St., the city got rid of the crosswalks. “I thought they were going to repaint it,” she said. ” When we spoke to the workers, they said ‘No, it’s

A FBI report shows preliminary crime rates down for the third straight year. In 2009, violent crime dropped 5.5% around the country. Property crime, like burglaries and auto theft, also dropped 4.9%. It happened in a year where people lost their jobs and tightened their budgets. “You will always find people that will tell you

Sosa’s Plaza has been a sort of landmark in Palm Springs. If you’re driving near the corner of Vista Chino and Gene Autry, you can’t miss it. However due to road improvements, the plaza’s business has come close to a stand-still. According to Lila Sossa who owns the plaza and Sossa’s Market, business has fallen

Search-and-rescue volunteers in Northern California have found the remains of an 84-year-old pilot from Oregon whose plane crashed on Saturday. A Siskiyou County sheriff’s spokeswoman says the remains of Alonzo Mullin were located Tuesday in an area near Happy Camp where the aircraft engine had been found two days earlier. DNA testing will be required

At 11am, Tuesday, a drowning call came into authorities from the 100 block of Shorline Drive in Rancho Mirage. A grandmother tells News Channel 3 she was watching the toddler, and took her eye off of him for just a matter of moments. “He was right there in the shallow part,” recalls Sedik Aghaian as

A volunteer at a valley school is teaching students anything is possible. His story of tragedy and triumph is the perfect example. He’s in high demand, the popular guy in class. “John John is here. John John is here,” said Dylan Vanbuskirk, 5th grade students at Ronald Reagan Elementary. Jonathon Grave, or John John as

Palm Springs’ first licensed medical marijuana dispensary opened today. CannaHelp, which received one of two allotted permits under the city’s medical cannabis ordinance, will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Owner Stacy Hochanadel fought long and hard for the opening. “It’s a profound day,” Hochanadel told the media. “We finally

Sunscreen with high SPF ratings do not necessarily provide better protection from the sun, and could actually increase the risk of developing skin cancer, according to an annual study conducted by the non-profit organization, Environmental Working Group. Health officials recommend paying extra attention the ingredients the next time you buy sunscreen. “Look on the label,

President Obama visited a Fremont company Wednesday morning promoting green tech and speaking about job creation. Obama is shining the national spotlight on Solyndra which is turning half a billion dollars in government stimulus money into local jobs. President Obama addressed a couple hundred people at the plant, including Governor Schwarzenegger. Obama talked jobs and

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside confirm que continuar trabajando con el Departamento del ICE cuando descubra que alguno de los reclusos de cualquiera de sus prisiones es indocumentado lo reportarn para que sea transferido a prisin federal para su deportacin. Desde que se implement el programa, 4332 criminales indocumentados han sido deportados

Perez Hilton broke the story, but several other media outlets have followed suit, claiming the producers of Fox’s “American Idol” want Madonna to replace Simon Cowell on the judge’s panel. Cowell is leaving the show after Wednesday’s finale, which you can see on KDFX Fox 11. He says he will start some new musical ventures

A magnitude 3.6 quake centered four miles south-southwest of Coronado struck San Diego County on Tuesday at 8:52 p.m., followed by a 4.3 quake five minutes later. The second quake was centered 34 miles west-southwest of Rosarito in Baja California, Mexico. Viewers from from Nestor, Eastlake, San Ysidro and downtown San Diego reported feeling shaking.

Firefighters helped block what could have been a bigger problem in Desert Hot Springs, Tuesday morning, as they put out a fire at a multi-family complex, confining it to only one room. The fire broke out at 8:15am on the 66-000 block of Acoma in Desert Hot Springs, near the corner of Cactus. No injuries

A 68-year-old man died early today from injuries he suffered when he was struck by a Camaro-like vehicle in a hit-and-run in Coachella. Ronald Viduya of Coachella was declared dead at 12:21 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Viduya was struck just before 10 p.m.

A 57-year-old man accused of beating a homeless man during a robbery that netted $2 was arrested Monday night, police reported. Guillermo Garcia Gonzalez is suspected in the May 2 attack behind the Kragen Auto Parts store at 13310 Palm Drive, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Gonzalez allegedly struck

Firefighters in the valley will receive training today in Palm Desert on how to contain wildfires. Fire season is around the corner and wildfires are a priority. They have also over the past two weeks responded to several equipment-caused grass fires; including the “Pedley” fire in Glen Avon that burned over 800 acres and prompted